Neil McSweeney

Neil McSweeney is a British songwriter and musician based in Sheffield, England. His acoustic guitar playing style combines folk, blues and country influences but it is his voice, likened by The Guardian to a male Tracy Chapman, and his direct and personal lyrics, for which he is most recognised. McSweeney’s debut album, Remember To Smile was released in 2006 by Sheffield independent label, LM Music. Tracks from the album attracted national radio play from BBC Radio 2 and the digital station BBC Radio 6 Music. This led to "Postcards" being released as a single by Kids Records, the singles arm of Warner Music UK subsidiary 14th Floor Records. Further national radio exposure followed including the track being playlisted by XFM. Around this time McSweeney also accompanied his friend Stoney on record, on tour and in session for BBC Radio 2’s Dermot O'Leary at Maida Vale Studios. Extensive touring in the UK followed before the second album, Shoreline emerged in 2009. This was self-released and attracted positive reviews in the national press, as well as the attention of fellow Sheffield musician, Richard Hawley. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Mc...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)